SUKI TEA MAKERS are always brewing up a storm of positive change. We are Fairtrade and Organic certified, committed to recognising the importance of sustainability action at source. This year, we have achieved a number of positive actions:  

In 2024, we performed a life cycle analysis of our product packaging to ensure we promote the circular economy.  We are proud to invest in compostable packaging and FSC certified retail cartons to ensure we keep our environmental footprint to a minimum. In year 1 of this transition to compostable packaging, we removed 2.7 tonnes of plastic coated packaging from going to landfill and in 2024 we calculate that figure to be over 10 tonnes!

Suki Tea Makers are also engaged members of the Responsible Plastic Management (RPM) to ensure we are proactive in tackling the plastic pollution crisis. Suki Tea Makers are in a position to show leadership and radically change and influence both our network and consumer behaviours.

Our first step in communicating our commitment was through taking the CLIMATE ACTION PLEDGE led by BITCNI, of which we are founding members of the Responsible Small Business Network in Northern Ireland.

We are also building on our team training from 2022 whereby our Environmental Team at Suki (comprising 50% of our staff members and Directors) undertook the Climate Action Programme to ensure we deliver on a net zero carbon strategy and take affirmative and long-lasting action, enshrined in everything we do as a business. We then successfully completed all Suki team training in Carbon Literacy and Plastic Literacy.

For the last five years, SUKI Tea Makers have been taking part in the NI Environmental Benchmarking Survey -  a way for us to seek independent verification to demonstrate our commitment to better environmental practice, show leadership, and encourage our business network to get involved, too. We now feel equipped and prepared to benchmark and measure our Scope 3 and hone our net zero carbon strategy to be published in 2025 (sorry we’ve taken so long, but we’re analysing and benchmarking everything and are not prepared to greenwash – keeping it real).

We can’t wait to update you on that as the time is now to take action. Our MD, Annie, is a long-standing member of the Environmental Leadership Team who meet to discuss key environmental challenges and share knowledge and expertise that helps businesses and organisations across Northern Ireland take action that is better for the environment, assisting us with strategic planning for net zero carbon.

You can find our downloadable Environmental Impact Policy here. 

And the report  Environmental Impact report - 2024.docx